Data points: 186
The readout for GLM-5.1 and Kimi K2.6, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GLM-5.1
GLM-5.1 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 2.
Evidence depth
186 data points
Includes 45 benchmark rows, 5 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GLM-5.1
The charts below split 59 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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Model compare GLM-5.1 vs Kimi K2.6glm-5-1-vs-kimi-k2-6 | Model A GLM-5.1 | Model B Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GLM-5.1
54.3
Avg. score
Kimi K2.6
56.2
Selected category
Math
Kimi K2.6 leads by 7.6
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
GLM-5.1
68.0
Rank #38/127 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner74.0
Rank #26/127 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
winner0.90 s
Rank #45/139 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.6
1.32 s
Rank #79/139 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
55.31 s
Rank #124/139 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.6
winner1.32 s
Rank #49/139 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
winner69.7 tok/s
Rank #89/139 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.6
35.0 tok/s
Rank #133/139 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
$4.40/M
Rank #103/167 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.6
winner$4.00/M
Rank #98/167 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
$1.40/M
Rank #122/167 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.6
winner$0.950/M
Rank #101/167 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
$2.15/M
Rank #109/167 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.6
winner$1.71/M
Rank #102/167 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
86.8%
Rank #33/187 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.6
winner91.1%
Rank #13/187 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
62.3
Rank #52/88 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner69.7
Rank #18/88 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
28.0%
Rank #33/186 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.6
winner35.9%
Rank #19/186 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
4.6
Rank #34/72 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner8.0
Rank #26/72 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
75.7
Rank #26/100 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner88.1
Rank #4/100 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
43.8
Rank #39/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner53.5
Rank #11/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
58.4
Rank #14/37 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner58.6
Rank #12/37 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
31.5
Rank #14/33 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner37.9
Rank #12/33 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
55.8
Rank #23/54 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner61.8
Rank #14/54 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
43.2
Rank #23/86 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner43.9
Rank #20/86 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
winner43.8%
Rank #37/184 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.6
39.5%
Rank #76/184 · confidence 4
GLM-5.1
95.3
Rank #5/10 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner96.4
Rank #2/10 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
83.8
Rank #4/10 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner86.0
Rank #2/10 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
82.6
Rank #14/14 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner92.7
Rank #5/14 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
33.4
Rank #17/47 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner39.0
Rank #12/47 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
64.5
Rank #20/59 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner71.8
Rank #14/59 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
12.5
Rank #16/35 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner14.6
Rank #15/35 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
winner83.7
Rank #12/92 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
63.4
Rank #46/92 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
86.2
Rank #21/23 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner90.5
Rank #12/23 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
86.8
Rank #35/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner91.1
Rank #13/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
1.9
Rank #26/28 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner6.4
Rank #16/28 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
40.2
Rank #24/98 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner44.2
Rank #17/98 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
28.0
Rank #32/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner35.9
Rank #18/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
24.2
Rank #61/89 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner32.8
Rank #37/89 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
29.4
Rank #82/89 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner39.3
Rank #73/89 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
1318.0
Rank #6/61 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
1318.0
Rank #6/61 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
winner76.3
Rank #13/87 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
76.0
Rank #15/87 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
winner97.7
Rank #6/85 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
95.9
Rank #10/85 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
winner18.2
Rank #7/19 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
18.0
Rank #8/19 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
62.3
Rank #10/28 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
62.3
Rank #10/28 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
winner71.8
Rank #11/22 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
55.9
Rank #17/22 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
winner60.1
Rank #12/50 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
56.8
Rank #15/50 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
68.0
Rank #18/25 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner83.2
Rank #13/25 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
29.9
Rank #18/50 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner30.3
Rank #16/50 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
winner37.9
Rank #16/44 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
34.5
Rank #18/44 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
winner1257.0
Rank #17/50 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
1190.0
Rank #19/50 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
60.6
Rank #39/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner80.2
Rank #18/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
GLM-5.1
63.5
Rank #23/45 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-07
Kimi K2.6
winner66.7
Rank #18/45 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-04-20
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GLM-5.1 | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
Winner: GLM-5.1 | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 Audit score 97 100 |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GLM-5.1 | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
25 tests | GLM-5.1 speed / latency 82 tok/s / 9309ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.6 |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GLM-5.1 and Kimi K2.6: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | GLM-5.1 | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | GLM-5.1 GLM-5.1 is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Kimi K2.6 Kimi K2.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed. |
TL;DR: GLM-5.1 leads across 186 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from GLM-5.1 vs Kimi K2.6 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Cheapest input price, Average speed |
| Model metadata | GLM-5.1 exposes 202.8K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. | Kimi K2.6 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Tool calling. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Z.ai | MoonshotAI |
| Context window | 202.8K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input TextImage Output Text |
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | z-ai/glm-5.1 | moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 |
| References | No data | No data |
Kimi K2.6 kimi-k2.6 Audit score 75 646868100 |
VSLLMWinner: GLM-5.1 | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1-free Audit score 81 727280100 | Kimi K2.6 kimi-k2.6 No audit yet |
|---|
CatClaw APIWinner: Kimi K2.6 | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 No audit yet | Kimi K2.6 kimi-k2.6 Audit score 79 787563100 |
|---|
6345ywz APIWinner: GLM-5.1 | GLM-5.1 z-ai/glm-5.1 Audit score 78 70728088 | Kimi K2.6 moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 No audit yet |
|---|
CatClaw APIWinner: GLM-5.1 | GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 Audit score 78 766868100 | Kimi K2.6 kimi-k2.6 No audit yet |
|---|
speed / latency
42 tok/s / 32006ms
input / output
No data
Ollama15 tests | GLM-5.1 speed / latency 62 tok/s / 25980ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
OpenRouter15 tests | GLM-5.1 speed / latency 58 tok/s / 14051ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
SiliconFlow15 tests | GLM-5.1 speed / latency 50 tok/s / 9040ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.6 speed / latency 73 tok/s / 15120ms input / output No data |
|---|
Tokeness15 tests | GLM-5.1 speed / latency 74 tok/s / 6761ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.6 speed / latency 75 tok/s / 14117ms input / output No data |
|---|
GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0.050/request | Kimi K2.6 moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
GLM-5.1 z-ai/glm-5.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | Kimi K2.6 moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | Kimi K2.6 moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.078/M/$0.329/M |
GLM-5.1 glm-5.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | Kimi K2.6 kimi-k2.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
